The Younger Sister of Kakashi Hatake

Chapter 8

Chapter Eight: Jinchuriki
Training and Chuunin Exams Pt. 1

Two weeks later….

After resting up in the
Land of Waves, we soon returned back to the Hidden Leaf Village. When I spotted
the grand gates, I released a sigh of relief. It was great to be back home. The
mission was a success, Sasuke was alive, and everyone made it back home in one
piece. Now I couldn't wait to see what our next mission was going to be. Once
we entered through the gates, we stopped and looked towards Kakashi.

"All right, then. The
mission is over, so you all are dismissed." Kakashi explained. "Rest
up and I'll see you all at our next training session." And with that, he
vanished in a cloud of smoke.

"Just hold on a sec,
Naruto." I say as I caught him by the collar of his jacket. He turned
around to face me. "Aren't you forgetting something?"

"Huh? What?" he
asked, sounding a little confused. I stood a little close, cupped my hand by
his ear to whisper to him.

"We're supposed to
start our own training today." I reminded him.

"Oh yeah, I forgot
about that." He said as he scratched the back of his head. "But can
we start after a bowl of ramen? Please? Please? Please?" he begged.

"All right, all right.
Fine, Naruto." I told him so he could quit it with the begging. "You
can go have your ramen, but meet me at the training grounds at three. An hour
should be long enough for you to enjoy your food in peace."

Naruto took off so fast
that he left a dust trail behind him. I just scratched the side of my head
sheepishly as I watched my best friend disappear within seconds. Like I said,
he was a little weird, but you could count on him if you were in a tight spot.
In fact, I'm still a little surprised at what we both encountered back in the
Land of Waves.

"Hey, Kazumi." I
hear Sasuke say. I turned around to still see him and Sakura standing there.
"What was that about?"

"Oh, it's
nothing." I assured him. "Naruto and I were just going to do a little
training with each other, that's all. We were supposed to do it back in the
Land of Waves, but we decided to wait until we got back home."

"Training? Why on
earth would you two train now?" Sakura asked. "We just got back from
a mission. Did you forget about that?"

"I swear, you act just
like Naruto and Sasuke." She sighed. "All work and now play. In fact,
you're almost worst then they are."

"Sakura, we're ninja.
And in order to get stronger, you need to train." I explained. "We
may not be naturally gifted like you, but we have our own methods of
making ourselves stronger and smarter. And here's some advice, you should start
working harder yourself."

With that, I left Sasuke
and Sakura, who had a shocked look on her face. Hell, I spoke the truth. All
she did was protect Tazuna while Kakashi, Sasuke, Naruto and I fought Zabuza
and Haku. All she could do was drool over how Sasuke looked when he defeated
the water clones or did what she thought was a cool move. I swear, if that girl
didn't improve soon, she was going to whine up dead.

I was already inside
Training Grounds Nine, sitting underneath one of the trees. I sat there,
leaning against a tree, as a calm, cool breeze swept across the area. It was
quite peaceful out here. I usually didn't get to do this much ever since
becoming a ninja, but that's just a small price to pay. And it's not like I
would never get to do this again.

"Kazumi-chan! I made
it!" I heard Naruto yell. I looked towards my left to see him running
right towards me. He had a big smile on his face, obviously telling me that he
satisfied his hunger for Ichiraku's Ramen. Well, for now at least.

"You're right on time,
Naruto." I said as I got to my feet. "Are you ready to begin?"

"Yeah!" he
yelled. "What are we going to do first? Are we going to try to summon our
beasts? Or how about use their chakra? Or…"

"Hold on, slow down,
Naruto." I told him. "Before we do any of that, we need to start by
making ourselves stronger. Physically and mentally that is."

"All right. What are
we going to do first?" he asked, obviously eager to start.

"Okay. First we're
going to work on our Taijutsu moves." I explained. "And in the
process, improve your method of using your shadow clone jutsu."

"Huh? How?" he
asked.

"Well to start, you
have an advanced level jutsu, which you have learn to use quite
professionally." I told him. "But you need more methods of attacking
then just relying on an all out, straight forward attack."

"Mm-hmm. Okay, so what
do you have in mind?" he asked.

"Simple. We're going
to have a Taijutsu only training session." I answered. I walked a little
ways from Naruto until I was in an open space. "Ninja Art: Shadow Clone
Jutsu!"

A cloud of smoke surrounded
me as soon as I called forward my clones. Once the area was cleared, I had
three prefect clones standing beside me. They moved into position and stood in
a triangle formation surrounding me. I then directed my attention back onto
Naruto, who was now standing a few feet away from one of my clones.

"So, what's this all
about?" he asked.

"Your training
session." I answered. "I want you to use your clone jutsu and try to
get through my clones."

"What? Really?"
he asked.

"Yes." I said,
nodding my head. "Try to get through my clones. But here's the catch. Try
to use a different method of getting to me. Don't rely on a direct approach."

Naruto sent his clones
forward, attempting to break through my own clones. My clones quickly drew
their swords and began to defend. One by one, Naruto's clones were eliminated
one by one. I did see Naruto had changed his method of attacking some. He sent
a couple in first, then adding another wave soon after. I saw he was trying to
distract my clones and used that distraction to get to me.

"Heh, he may be a
knuckle head sometimes, but he's a quick learner when it comes to being a
ninja." I thought to myself.

Our training lesson
continued until Naruto tired himself out by using a little too much chakra.
Once I saw he was done, I canceled my jutsu. I approached him as he sat on the
ground, trying to catch his breath. Once close enough, I kneeled down to one
knee so I was at the same eye-level with him.

"Darn it. I almost had
it." He growled as he breathed heavily. "Come on, Kazumi-chan. Let's
go, one more time."

"Come on, Naruto.
There's no need to tire yourself out even more." I explained to him.
"The good news is that you understand what I was explaining to you."

"Well, you're
right." he said. "A direct, straight-forward attack is good. But I
really shouldn't rely on it. My enemies will use that to their advantage."

"Yeah, you got
it." I nodded. "Look, I think I know of a way that can motivate
you."

"Huh? What would that
be?" he asked.

"I'll make you a deal.
When you go home tonight, try to think up a strategy that can take me down. Put
me in a position where I have to surrender." I explained. "And if you
do that and succeed, I'll treat you to some ramen."

"What!? Really!? Do
you really mean that!?" he asked, suddenly very excited.

"Hey, I always keep my
promises. And this one I will also keep" I assured him with a smile. Well
to Naruto, I sent him and eye-smile, just like Kakashi does.

"Yeah! You got a deal,
Kazumi-chan!" he yelled as he jumped back to his feet. "I'm
definitely going to get you next time."

"Well, I can't wait to
see what you come up with." I told him as I returned back to my full
height. "Just don't strain yourself, all right. Oh and one more
thing."

"Yeah?" he asked.

"You are the only one
who can come up with the strategy. Do not ask anyone." I told him. "I
understand that you have comrades to help you, but there will be times where
you, yourself, may need to come up with a plan."

"Don't you worry. This
will be a Naruto Uzumaki original. Believe it!" he assured me.

After training with Naruto
for the rest of the day, I returned home, ate and got ready for bed. Since
tomorrow was Saturday, I decided to sleep in late. Hell, who wouldn't want to
sleep in late on a Saturday? I was in a peaceful sleep when out of nowhere, I
started hearing tapping. I was halfway asleep, so I figured it was just my
imagination. I turned over and tried to doze back off. But I continued to hear
the annoying tapping. I snapped my head up to see Naruto peeping through my
bedroom window as he tapped the glass quietly.

"What the hell!?"
I groaned.

I was lucky that my sheet
was covering my face at the moment. I quickly pulled up my mask and jumped out
of bed. I was also thanking myself that I decided to wear shorts and a black
t-shirt to bed. I walked over to my window and slid it open. Now fully aware, I
notice Naruto was completely dressed in his Ninja gear. I just scratched my
head as I looked at him with half opened eyes.

"Naruto? What are you
doing here?" I asked as I glanced back to look at my clock, then turning
back to him. "It six in the morning and it's a Saturday for crying out
loud. Why the hell are you up so early?"

"I did what you
said." He quickly said. "I was able to make up my own strategy. I
know it's going to work, so I quickly came over to challenge you and hold the
deal you made."

"I figured you'll ask
me later on today, like later this afternoon, not this early in the
morning." I groaned. "Aw well, I can't do anything about it now. I'm
up so I might as well stay up."

"If it were anyone
else, they'll be six feet under by now. He is so lucky that I think he's cute."
I thought as I closed my bedroom window.

I quickly pulled out my
clothing and went to the bathroom to freshen up. I threw own my regular ninja
attire and strapped my sword on my back. This time, I allowed my hair to hang
freely. Some still hung on the sides, but it just wasn't in its original low
ponytail style. I grabbed my headband but decided to tie it around my neck.
Once I was finished, I quietly closed my door and proceeded downstairs. As I
walked down the hall, I spotted Kakashi's light was on. I approached the door
and knocked on it quietly.

"Come in." I
heard him call out. When I entered, I spotted Kakashi sitting on his bed,
Indian-Style. I could tell he looked tired, as if he didn't go to bed at all. I
noticed that he was trying to hide something behind as well.

"What are you doing up
this early? You know today is Saturday, right?" he asked.

"Yeah, I know. And I
should ask you the same question." I replied. "Or a better one would
be: did you even go to bed at all?"

"I did." He said,
clearly lying with a straight face.

"You are such a liar
and a bad one at that." I told him. "You were up all night reading
that damn perverted book again, weren't you?" I asked, knowing he was
going to lie, I knew him too well.

"No." he said.
And there it was.

"I swear. I should
just take those books and burn them to hell. That's where they belong
anyway." I told him as I folded my arms.

"Huh? You
wouldn't?!" Kakashi asked, having a look of shock on his face.

"Geez, chill out
Onii-chan. Calm down, I was only kidding." I said as I scratched the back
of my head. "Can't you take a joke?"

"Not when it deals
with my reading material." He replied. I just narrowed my eyes at him. I
soon closed my eyes and released a held breath.

"Anyway, I'm going out
to train with Naruto." I told him, getting back on the subject. "I'll
get breakfast while I'm out."

"All right. Just don't
overdo it." He said.

"I won't." I
assured him. "In the meantime, you put down that Kami-awful book and get
some sleep. You're starting to get bags under your eyes."

I soon left out, closing
his door. I headed downstairs, jumped into my shoes and exited the apartment.
Naruto was waiting for me as he rocked back and forth on his heels. As soon as
he saw me, he quickly ran over.

"Come on, let's
go." He said. He caught my wrist once again and began dragging me down the
road while he ran at full speed.

As fast as we were running,
those who were walking this early stared at us like we were crazy. I really
didn't have time to pay attention since I was moving fast to keep up with
Naruto. We were there within minutes. I swear, when you put ramen into any
equation with Naruto, you better be prepared to deal with the hyperactive,
extremely excited side of him. A lesson I had to learn the hard way several
times.

"All right, Naruto.
Before we get started, you need to calm down." I explained. "You being
in that hyperactive mode or yours will cause you to make a mistake."

"Right, right."
he quickly says. He took in a deep breath to calm himself down. A few seconds
later, he was back to normal.

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